PagedList error: The method 'OrderBy' must be called before the method 'Skip'

Question

Here\'s the full error message: The method \'Skip\' is only supported for sorted input in LINQ to Entities. The method \'OrderBy\' must be called before the method \'Skip\'

Answer 1

You need to add an .OrderBy() in the expression:

return View(db.PurchaseOrders.OrderBy(i => i.SomeProperty).ToPagedList(page ?? 1, 3));

The .ToPageList() method uses .Skip() and .Take() so it must be passed an ordered collection first.